Sterling L2 A1

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Sterling_submachine_gun
gptkbp:activities blowback
gptkbp:broadcasts 30-round magazine
gptkbp:caliber 9mm
gptkbp:capacity box magazine
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date gptkb:1952
gptkbp:design close-quarters combat
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Sterling_Armaments_Company
gptkbp:dissolved 500 mm
gptkbp:features simple blowback operation
gptkbp:historical_significance widely used in the Cold War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sterling L2 A1
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:is_compatible_with gptkb:theorem
integral suppressor
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:length gptkb:Photographer
760 mm
smoothbore
right-hand twist
chrome-lined steel
380 m/s
228 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Sterling_Armaments_Company
gptkbp:material gptkb:item
folding stock
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Constabulary
gptkbp:operational_range 200 m
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:Dagenham,_England
gptkbp:production_years 1953-1980
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil semi-automatic
gptkbp:related_model gptkb:L85_A2
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:L85_rifle
gptkbp:safety_features manual safety
gptkbp:service_history used in various conflicts
gptkbp:sights iron sights
open sights
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:successor Sterling L9 A1
gptkbp:trigger_pull_weight 2.5 kg
gptkbp:trigger_type single-action
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Sterling_submachine_gun
gptkbp:weight 3.5 kg
3.2 kg
gptkbp:year_created 1953